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Social Media for Learning
The aim of this blog is to help you explore the different ways you can interact online using social media and the tools to help you do this.Introducing Social Media
Social Media is an umbrella term for web based and mobile technology that allows the user to produce and share information with others using text and/or media (video, audio, images), who in turn are then able to engage in a interactive dialogue about the content.
About me
Sue is an Associate Professor Learning and Teaching and National Teaching Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University; a Visiting Professor at Arden University and a Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University. She is also a Principal Fellow of the HEA, a Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association, a Certified Management and Business Educator and a Member of the Association of Learning Technology.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suebeckingham/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/suebecks.bsky.social
Twitter X: https://x.com/suebecksKeynotes and presentations: https://www.suebeckingham.com/p/conference.html
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My publications can be found on my Sheffield Hallam University profile page and books and book chapters at amazon.com/author/suebeckingham-
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Author Archives: Sue Beckingham
Social learning: bite size practice webinars and a new national repository for teaching resources
Pedagogy and Pancakes Website: https://chrisheadleand.com/pedagogy-and-pancakes/ Twitter: @pedPancakes Pedagogy and Pancakes is a practice-sharing seminar series created by Dr Chris Headeland. His idea is that you get your breakfast, sit down, relax, and enjoy some lightning talks run by colleagues. In … Continue reading
Happy 15th Birthday Twitter
On March 21 2006, Jack Dorsey published his first tweet. It was another three years and a month before I took the step to set up my own Twitter account and then tweet. This is my first tweet. How to … Continue reading
Celebrating a milestone: The 200th #LTHEchat
On the 17th March 2021 the weekly Learning and Teaching in Higher Education tweetchat reached a special milestone – the 200th #LTHEchat. For anyone who is not familiar with the chat, this is an hour long Q&A focussed on a … Continue reading
Easy listening – A collection of higher education podcasts
What is a podcast A podcast is an audio programme that can be listened to on your computer, smartphone and other mobile devices. Podcast is a portmanteau, a combination of ‘iPod’ and ‘broadcast’. POD is also described as ‘portable on … Continue reading
The inaugural issue of the Journal of Social Media for Learning
The first edition of the Journal of Social Media for Learning – Conference Special Edition has now been published. The #SocMedHE19 conference took place at Edge Hill University in December 2019 led by Dawne Bell and Sarah Wright. Presenters were … Continue reading
The 6th Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Event #SocMedHE20
This year things are a little different but the annual Social Media for Learning in Higher Education event will take place! This year it is led by the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow and will be online as a Tweetposium … Continue reading
Suggestions to help prepare for using online breakout rooms as learning activities
Groupwork is a valuable part of a student’s experience as it gives them the opportunity to work with peers and develop more confident teamwork and communication skills (amongst many other skills). In the classroom this activity can take place by … Continue reading
Using Wakelet collections and spaces to curate personal and collaborative compilations
Wakelet is a free tool that enables the user to curate information from social networks to build social stories, bringing together a variety of different media that is scattered across the Web. It provides a space to then add an … Continue reading
Building a taxonomy for digital learning
The QAA have published this useful article Building a taxonomy for digital learning that aims to build a common language to describe digital approaches of teaching and learning. Building a Taxonomy for Digital Learning defines and assesses the most common terms … Continue reading
Getting started on Zoom and some tips on using it for teaching
For many Zoom video conferencing has been the go to tool for online meetings. Users using the free version have a 40 minute window. The Pro version allows you to sign in using your work credentials (user name and password). … Continue reading
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